Editing Copán Department

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'''Copán''' is one of the [[Departments of Honduras|departments]] in the western part of [[Honduras]]. The departmental capital is the town of [[Santa Rosa de Copán]].  The department is well known for its [[tobacco]] and fine [[cigars]].

The department is famous for its [[Pre-Columbian]] archaeological site at [[Copán]], one of the greatest cities of the [[Maya civilization]].

The department of Copán covers a total surface area of 3,242&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and, in 2015, had an estimated population of about 382,722 people.

==Etymology==
The name "Copán" is from the Mayan [[Ch'orti' language|Ch'orti']] language.

== History ==
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The territory that today is the department was inhabited by the Maya-Chortis civilization in the west and north; and [[Lenca]] in the extreme south. Its name "Copán" is due to the chief [[Copán Galel]], a warrior who defended his lands before the Spanish colonization. This territory was within the jurisdiction of the colonial city of [[Gracias|Gracias a Dios]] and until May 28, 1869, it was within the jurisdiction of the department of [[Lempira Department|Lempira]]. On that date it was officially created as the Department of Copán and the city of [[Santa Rosa de Copán]] was named as the capital, during the administration of Captain General Don [[José María Medina]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=A. Canuto |first=Marcello |date=February 2008 |title=The Ties that Bind: Administrative strategies in the El Paraiso Valley, Department of Copan, Honduras |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/58373762/08_-_Canuto___Bell_2008-libre.pdf?1549843068=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_Ties_that_Bind_Administrative_Strate.pdf&Expires=1698399534&Signature=DtU8ZAjcMVNNuRtxOzZgG1q5AFawjhmmwke1puSvPqWQfowLndcz5smhuJdyFp8ArZrB6YeOfdCfB-Y5YKb0EVIcQNkBPBU9u5TsgugTvhPn6HI8FwHeWwjXqw5GEAR7qEfbDE60pJWn6VpZZhC~ZgJe~8HgDwdZvmZsV2SrWTN4~a~1QsVleP6paXVJ9fKFvq8rcEUTaXIfl7-n4Q6xT0e4gsExygLfyWDubd05b7w~6DWaam3bihujHFTkHyusDdTU2t2QAIV9s7d8VvZQVI0isFhHy8fuQgYlzNPwIcWRLqxEz9iTalOx554vBGlukoCEtgnnC3k64HUExjo96g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA}}</ref>

== Economy ==
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The Department of Copán is a geographically mountainous area, its main source of income is tourism to the Mayan archaeological sites, followed by the cultivation and production of coffee, tobacco, livestock, agriculture of vegetables and basic grains, production of articles in leather or saddlery, industrial products, etc.

==Municipalities==
{{columns list|colwidth=30em|
# [[Cabañas, Copán|Cabañas]]
# [[Concepción, Copán|Concepción]]
# [[Copán Ruinas]]
# [[Corquín]]
# [[Cucuyagua]]
# [[Dolores, Copán|Dolores]]
# [[Dulce Nombre]]
# [[El Paraíso, Copán|El Paraíso]]
# [[Florida, Honduras|Florida]]
# [[La Jigua]]
# [[La Unión, Copán|La Unión]]
# [[Nueva Arcadia]]
# [[San Agustín, Honduras|San Agustín]]
# [[San Antonio, Copán|San Antonio]]
# [[San Jerónimo, Copán|San Jerónimo]]
# [[San José, Copán|San José]]
# [[San Juan de Opoa]]
# [[San Nicolás, Copán|San Nicolás]]
# [[San Pedro, Honduras|San Pedro]]
# [[Santa Rita, Copán|Santa Rita]]
# [[Santa Rosa de Copán]]
# [[Trinidad de Copán]]
# [[Veracruz, Honduras|Veracruz]]
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